Cyberattacks threaten almost everyone. "The question isn't if, but when."

• The number of cyberattacks in Poland is constantly growing. " Last year, we saw approximately 600,000 reports of potential incidents. This represents a year-on-year increase of 62 percent, " Magdalena Bachorczyk of Operator Chmury Krajowej (National Cloud Operator) said during the "Modern Production" debate at the New Industry Forum .
• The threat is significant and can affect various organizations.
• It is necessary to take action, because failure to act can be costly.

During the panel entitled "Modern Production" during the New Industry Forum, representatives of the National Cloud Operator emphasized that the cyber threat is growing.

Poland is targeted by cybercriminals

This is confirmed by data from last year. Data presented by Magdalena Bachorczyk, Sales Executive at OChK , shows that last year we dealt with approximately 600,000 reports of potential incidents. This represents a year-on-year increase of 62%.

- This increase resulted in 300 incidents per day - the specialist emphasized.

Globally, 6% of ransomware detections occurred in Poland. 88% of organizations in Poland have experienced a cyberattack or data breach .

Meanwhile, each attack is likely to halt production or block the functioning of the organization, and consequently, financial losses.

"People are behind these attacks, but they're also on the organization's side, trying to protect them. It's crucial to look at digital resilience comprehensively. Risk management and a change in corporate approach are necessary," emphasized Mateusz Hammer, CSO at OChK, who also participated in the discussion.

Almost everyone is at risk of attacks, and they can be costly.

What the operator's representatives emphasized was that attacks can affect almost anyone. In the last dozen or so months alone, we've seen situations like ransomware attacks (with variants) on Herbapol, Sanok Rubber Company, AIUT, and CD Projekt.

Their consequences included, among others, data encryption, blocking access to it, paralyzing IT systems, stopping production, and leaking the source code for games.

"Companies shouldn't be asking themselves if this will happen, but when, and whether I'm ready for it," said the OChK manager. "Cybersecurity isn't just a matter for IT departments, but also for management," Hammer added.

The problem is noticed by European authorities.

The NIS2 (Network and Information Security 2) directive is now coming into force . It aims to strengthen cybersecurity in the EU.

This provides scope for companies such as OChK.

"We're migrating customers to cloud services. We operate locally, with data residency in Poland . We're seeing growing interest in our services," explained the operator's representative. Over 360 customers already use OChk's services.